Ilmenau Weather in August
Ilmenau in August
The short of it: Ilmenau in August averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 77 mm · daylight 14 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Ilmenau an average August high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 77 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 77 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 31 min in mid-August, 92 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Ilmenau runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Arnstadt, 18 km to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Ilmenau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 33 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArnstadtThuringia | 18 km N | 24° | 12° | 59 mm |
| SuhlThuringia | 18 km WSW | 22° | 12° | 75 mm |
| Zella-MehlisThuringia | 18 km W | 21° | 12° | 80 mm |
| Steinbach-HallenbergThuringia | 25 km W | 22° | 12° | 71 mm |
| RudolstadtThuringia | 30 km E | 24° | 13° | 63 mm |
| HildburghausenThuringia | 32 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 70 mm |
| SaalfeldThuringia | 32 km E | 24° | 13° | 64 mm |
| GothaThuringia | 33 km NNW | 24° | 12° | 62 mm |